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CHAPTER VI
(Overpowered)
"Fight me… demon!" Mur-ag shouted once more.
Nivek let out a sinister laugh when he heard the call for challenge.
"Are you sure about that… orc?" He responded coldly.
This is the first time that Mur-ag felt fear. However, he summon all his courage and proclaimed "In order to stop you from invading our world, I must defeat you here and now. This is our only chance to fight you."
I see… the strong would always accept the challenge. It must be a common sense of this world… no, it must be particular to their race – orcs challenging others for dominance or control within their clan that should be a custom.
Nevertheless, to challenge someone stronger than him, is he a fool? No, I should never judge his character since I am looking forward to learn something from him. This is a good opportunity to test myself even though I could clearly see the difference in strength between the two of us.
"Very well then, show me you resolve." He then flicked a glance at one of the orc in his army. "You! Return his weapon."
The orc then tossed Mur-ag's weapon – a giant axe gleaming in green color like onyx stone. A single look from it and one can tell that it is of superb quality.
The wide platform before the massive door of the tower became their dueling stage and they move a considerable distance from each other.
Hm… this really is a Legendary Class item from YGGDRASIL… I saw him wield it during his fight with the humans. I am not that knowledgeable of YGGDRASIL's weapons and armaments, however, it should not be possible for him to wield it given his low level. Can it be that the level restriction does not apply in this world? I must thoroughly investigate about this matter and similar things later.
"I must ask… where did you get that weapon?" Nivek inquired.
"This?" Mur-ag brandishes his axe. "I found it in some ruins. Does it pick your interest?"
"No. I'm just being curious… because that weapon is from the world to which I came from."
"T-this c-came from your world?" Mur-ag stuttered in great surprise.
"Did I surprise you?"
"Then… there is hope… for us all."
"And why is that?"
"If my weapon really came from your world, then that means I can kill you with it."
"Ahaha… You're naïve. But you can try… orc."
"Then here I come!"
Mur-ag charged him head-on. "GAAAAHHHH!"
I see… he has [Fortitude], which is an inherent trait of orcs that negates fear. However, it shouldn't be able to negate my aura completely, though it is weak, he shouldn't be able to. I must have triggered some conditions for it to be possible, which may have come from that weapon. Hehe… okay, so the conditions of YGGDRASIL somehow apply in this world. This is interesting… and… mysterious at the same time.
"I must commend your determination… that to some extent it negated the effect of my domain. I do not know how you're able to wield such weapon. However…"
BaAM! The giant axe landed on Nivek's shoulder.
"… it isn't enough to defeat me, let alone kill me."
"I-impossible!"
"With your current level of strength, you can't do anything to me…" He then swung his arms outwards, hitting the mighty orc sending him flying a few feet away.
With a thud, the mighty orc's heavy body fell on the ground, which is followed by an uproar coming from the crowd, jubilantly jeering the fallen orc and praising their master.
"Gwaakk…" Mur-ag spat a mouthful of blood.
"Chieftain!" Gog and Kol exclaimed in unison.
Mur-ag tried to get up from the ground but failed when he felt the pain from his chest where a huge burn can be seen across it and black smoke is rising from its charred flesh.
He never felt such intense pain before that he cried aloud as he rolled in the ground.
"ARRGGGGG! What sorcery is this?! My body! I do not feel my body healing!"
"That is because… my touch corrupts all! One thing it does is it negates passive and innate skills of any race. The other thing is it lets me control other beings at will." It only works in low-level monster though.
"Chieftain!" Gog then rushed towards Mur-ag followed by Kol.
"Leave them be!" Nivek told one of his orcs when it tried to stop the two orcs.
Conceding to their fate, Gog and Kol also showed their resolve as they look at their chieftain.
"Chieftain! Let us fight together." Gog said to which Mur-ag readily accepted with a nod.
He cannot deny his warriors resolve, especially in this situation.
He slowly got up.
Blood flows from his mouth down to the ground. He then grabbed his weapon and readied his stance.
Gog and Kol reached their dagger on their back. It was never confiscated because their capturer never felt threatened by such 'dull' weapons.
"On my signal…" Mur-ag instructed.
He controlled his breathing as he tightly gripped his great axe.
"Now!"
"GRAAAAAAHHHHH!"
They let out thunderous battle cry as they charged forward.
Kol arrived first and targeted the left abdomen, then Gog that aimed for the head while Mur-ag aimed in the very spot he had hit earlier.
Facing the three orcs, Nivek snorted and coldly shrugged his shoulder.
He then swung his left hand outward which hit Kol sending him several feet away and then grabbed Gog's neck choking and lifting him up with his right hand, while his left hand that he used to attacked Kol received Mur-ag's axe.
"Your struggle is futile."
"*Cough**Cough*" Gog struggles to get free from his grip.
Mur-ag abandoned his worries towards his comrades since they already accepted their fate; instead, he forcefully withdraws his axe from Nivek's grip and then took 3 steps back.
"GAAAAAAHHHHH!"
He then once again swung his great axe high above his head, which carried all his remaining strength.
[Petrification]
Nivek's fiery eyes gleamed and Mur-ag's body fell on the ground like a statue still holding his axe above his head.
[Petrification] is a 6th tier spell that momentarily freezes opponents of level 40-70, and instantly kills low level opponents.
"C-chief-tain…" Gog held his final breath.
Nivek then drops the dead orc then said, "Such courage should not be sullied! I will return it with honor."
Everyone from the group of men and orcs were shaken.
That was Mur-ag, one of the two great orcs in the western region and can slaughter an entire army single handedly, and whose name shook the grand alliance of men… was defeated just like that?! Good lord!
But then again, seeing such monster before them made them accept all these facts. A monster that stands in the apex and rule over monsters, an existence the world has never seen.
What kind of fate the world will have if these monsters were to be unleashed upon the living?
Chaos, death, destruction and torment… such will be our fate.
"Now then, let us continue our introduction."
In the throne hall, Nivek and all the high-leveled NPC's are present. They are currently discussing the information they've obtained.
Having all the NPC's participate in this meeting, Nivek's plan is to form a council, a council that will help him in making decisions – a functioning body, which will solve his shortcomings.
"My lord, these humans are rather weak. I believe they pose no threat to us… but these gods… may have been very powerful." Malik expressed his concern.
"But can these gods defeat the forces of Aegremont? Absolutely not… By any means, we are not weak." Hedazel spoke.
"I agree. These superficial gods are no match to us!" Catalina declared.
"If I encounter these gods, I will eat them alive! Ahaha!" Jurmon
"I want to meet these gods too! I want to make them suffer… I want to hear them scream." Liana enthusiastically said.
Hearing them spoke to the gods of this land, Nivek can't help but creased his non-existing eyebrows. He is truly frustrated.
This is getting us to nowhere. And here I thought they could help me in this matter, but all I got are their stupid insight. In this matter, I can only rely on Malik…
"Do not underestimate them." Gyuki started, "Underestimating your enemy will lead to your downfall."
… and Gyuki too. This two was created to be highly capable, maybe I should bring those NPC's in-charge in treasury and the library.
"It's not that we underestimate them. Don't forget, we have our lord here. How can we be defeated?" Hedazel said confidently.
"I agree with Gyuki! We must not underestimate these beings. They bestowed magic to these people and help conquer this land! These humans may be capable of using magic up to 6th tier, but these gods must be capable of higher tier. It is not superficial if they are capable of over-rank spells." Malik explained.
"Mmm… it is true." This time he interjected, "There are many pla-… gods, who are strong… even stronger than I am."
Hearing this, everyone was flabbergasted. Who is the lord in front of them? He, who held absolute power, dare not proclaim absolute dominance in power that there is someone much more powerful than he is!
This is blasphemy! If anyone other than their lord, had revealed those words, will suffer eternal torture. But without a doubt, it was the words of their lord and they started to panic.
"Is it true milord?" Hedazel hesitantly asked.
"It is… you must have known that I am only rank 3rd in this guild when it comes to strength. Killmemaybe and JustinTheWhite is way ahead of me. It is recognized as such."
"Yes, they are afterall supreme beings. It is expected that they can be as strong as or stronger than you my lord."
"You can put it that way, however, outside… or before there are many strong beings, roaming in our previous world and had formed various powers. In fact, there are 10 guilds I am very worried about, especially the guild Ainz Ooal Gown and Seraphim as we have previous incident with each other. If we encountered these guilds, I am not sure if we can defeat them. Ainz Ooal Gown possesses 11 World Class items, it is known by all. Another thing is number, as in this world, I am alone. Therefore, we must be careful. You heard me?"
"Yes, milord. Forgive this foolish me."
"You all heard me?"
"YES MILORD!"
"Good! Malik!"
"Yes milord!"
"Make sure not to cause too much harm to the people of this world when you're conducting your mission. Also, after this, the humans will know of our existence, prepare for countermeasures."
"I hear and obey."
"Now everyone dismiss."
"My lord, can I ask you something?" It was Liana.
"Mm… What is it?"
"My lord, this little one heard about those filths. My lord, if I may ask, why did you let these humans and orcs alike, live? I don't understand it."
"Why did I let them live?"
After he killed those three orc's, he let the others free. This matter had puzzled every denizen of Helmurus. It must be known that no one has ever made it out alive in Helmurus. Even during the great raid with 920 players. Those players never managed to leave this place alive. But why is it that these humans were granted such freedom by their lord?
Then for the record, they were the first people to have ever come and lived to tell the tale.
Seeing their lord paused for a bit, she became flustered and hurriedly kowtowed, "My lord, f-forgive me. I-I have q-questioned my lord's j-judgment. I-I have sinned, p-please punish me."
Liana has the appearance of a child. For her to be pressing her head on the floor while crying is somewhat inappropriate that he panicked. If he kept on thinking for an answer, he will be torturing this child's mentality for too long!
But what would be his answer? That he doesn't wish to kill those humans because he is/or was a human. That it was his first kill when he killed those orcs, much more, he was simply were carried away.
He'd been carefully choosing his words to say and now, he must choose his words even more carefully, or else, doubts may build up in their hearts.
"Ehem… ehem…" He coughed a couple of times before saying, "We are in the new world, an unknown world. It is good to announce our existence. I believed it is a common courtesy. Therefore, we will be greeted amiably. So rise up, there is no need for you to apologize."
He'd been very courteous to those people in exchanged for their goodwill. If ever he meets their gods or any other power, he had left room for negotiation. Though, he heard from the orcs that he was powerful than those gods, he can't be so sure. At least until he can confirm it. For now, he wants to leave enough room for negotiation.
"It is?" She put her index finger on her cheek, as she pondered, "Muu ~ I still don't get it."
"Take it like this." Malik started, "Freeing those humans has its own merit. In time, those humans will spread to the world our existence. Thus, it is very easy for us to evaluate this world's strength. With their ruckus, we can reveal their hidden strength, no matter how careful or secretive they were. Then, there is the matter of powerful existence in this world. When they know of our existence, they can make contact with us. And there is only two possibilities that could happen. One of their options is negotiation, which our lord had been very compassionate enough to reconsider their authority. Hence, the release of those humans, or… they will raise hostility towards us and attack us."
"I will kill those bastards!" Liana bravely declared.
"Considering our lords words previously, if those beings were as powerful as our great lord, then we have to make preparations. We must gather information. Our great lord had already considered all these things. Thus, we can be certain of our victory."
"Sh*t!" He accidentally cursed that gathered everyone's attention, "I-I mean… excellent! Excellent Malik, you've thoroughly understand my plan."
"I dare not say I thoroughly grasp it milord. I am feeble that cannot be compare to a supreme being, much more to you… o great lord. If I can be of help, then please consider this servant, I will put my heart and soul to accomplished your great plan."
"So be it!" He then look ahead and proclaimed, "If they reciprocate with hostility, then things will be different. Haha! I will show them that they cannot belittle us. My guild is still one of the prominent guilds. And as such, I will not go down without a fight!"
He scattered his sight on them, "When that time comes, I expects everyone's utmost cooperation."
"YES MILORD! WE WILL KILL THOSE WHO OPPOSSES OUR GREAT LORD!" Malik loudly proclaimed.
And they all kneeled in reverence of those words. They will not fail! They will not lose their lord's confidence on them.
"Then, everyone must prepare! DISMISS!"
